U.S. Catholic readers provide a progress report on Barack Obama’s first term in office. Since Day 1 of his presidency, Barack Obama has had a rocky...
Peace & Justice
Reported stories and first-person essays about Catholic social teaching and how Catholics are living out the call to work for justice.
With a common commitment, Catholics could make the death penalty a thing of the past. The first time I felt certain of my opposition to the death penalty was...
New strategies are paying off for the pro-life movement. Last year a bill came before the Ohio state legislature that held the potential for the biggest pro...
To protect consumers and the environment, women religious lead the growing movement that’s taking on powerful corporations—one share at a time. On May 6 this...
Here are some links to get you investing with some social responsibility. As You Sow News on socially responsible investing Business & Human Rights...
Editors’ note: Sounding Board is one person’s take on a many-sided subject and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of U.S. Catholic, its editors...
The Catholic Worker movement is living proof that charity begins at home. Catholic Worker member Liz La Plante and I started our conversation alone in the...
The U.S. bishops issued their 1983 pastoral letter The Challenge of Peace without a total condemnation of nuclear arms but planned to revisit the issue after...
The politics of radical individualism threatens the common good. The late philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand has long held an iconic place among libertarians...
Iraqi Catholics risk their lives to join the priesthood and serve their own in a turbulent state. Father Daud Barber of the College of St. Ephram in Qaraqosh...
